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at the post office after the chairman of the organisation stood down yesterday. henry staunton left the role following the fall out from the horizon it scandal. but there s confusion over whether it was by mutual consent as reported by the government, or whether he was asked to leave, as the post office says. our political correspondent iain watson has the latest. it has been thrown out enough, that is it, i am free. it has been thrown out enough, that is it. i am free- is it, i am free. dismantled resisted is it, i am free. dismantled resisted his is it, i am free. dismantled resisted his 2006 - is it, i am free. dismantled| resisted his 2006 conviction is it, i am free. dismantled - resisted his 2006 conviction for embezzlement had been overturned, but many more former sub postmasters are waiting for their names to be cleared. the government is rushing registration through parliament to do so and now changing some of those at the top of the organisation. this w ....
around the world, iconic cosmetic brands are losing ground to small and fast moving new players, starting up with a direct line to their customers on social media. so can these digital disruptors really challenge the global giants like estee lauder and l oreal? i m going to be asking two women giving it a go. there they are. megha ashar, who s start up in india, just got millions of dollars of investment. and trinny woodall, the big boss of trinny london, who s gone from telling women what not to wear on her television show to selling cosmetics directly to them online. plus, why a lack of truck drivers around the world could be another big hit to our global supply chain. the big boss of the global truck maker scania joins me to talk truckers and whether an all electric future is possible. wherever you rejoining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, just over six years ago, the singing superstar rihanna, she launched ....
before those strikes took place, the boss of maersk, one of the world s biggest shipping companies, spoke to the bbc to warn of significant disruption to global supply chains because of the houthi attacks. maersk, like other shipping operators, is re routing its vessels away from the red sea and suez canal. instead they are taking the long way round , from asia to europe, and around the cape of good hope. that s an extra 3500 nautical miles, or up to two week s sailing, adding as much as $1 million per ship, in fuel alone. maersk ceo vincent clark told the bbc that these extra costs are already being passed onto consumers. this assessment of the most important oddities of global trade and to rewrote all of this cargo now south of the cape of good hope is going to create significant disruptions to the global supply chain for the duration in which we have to do that and probably a few months more as we have to get back then into normal. you need to see a stronger mobil ....
be a thing of the past. and good morning. the frost and ice is not so widespread that but it will be another chilly, cloudy day. mostly dry. i will bring you all the details throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, 12th january. our main story. the uk and united states have launched military action against houthi rebels in yemen. overnight, the royal air force took part in strikes against 60 houthi targets in 16 locations, following attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea. in a statement, rishi sunak described it as limited, necessary and proportionate action in self defence . louisa pilbeam reports. uk fighterjets launched their attacks on yemen from an raf base in cyprus overnight, directed by the prime minister tojoin us planes striking yemeni rebel targets. the results were captured on houthi television, showing these explosions and reporting significant damage in cities, including the capital, sanaa. yemen s houthi rebels are a tribal mountain mi ....
hello. i m nancy kacungira. ukraine s most senior security official has said the country is ready to launch its long expected counter offensive against russian forces. in a rare interview, oleksiy danilov told the bbc the planned assault was an historic opportunity but the government had no right to make a mistake when making such an important decision. mr danilov has been speaking to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. we have been talking about this counteroffensive for months, and during that time ukraine has been building up stockpiles of ammunition, it s been taking receipt of tanks and armoured vehicles from the west. receipt of tanks and armoured it s been training its troops as much as it can. so when we sat down with oleksiy danilov, the man who is at the heart of what is effectively ukraine s war cabinet, it was inevitable that we were going to talk about the circumstances around which this counteroffensive may at some stage begin and this is what he to ....